Pioneer embrace the iStuff

[[AJ]]

Looks like I found my next AV receiver!
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/08/pioneer-embrac...

I've been waiting for something I can control from my iPhone / iPad ever since Mrs AJ broke my Harmony 1000!

[Blue Meanie]

Appe said that airplay will be coming into many home theatre, and TV/music appliances. Good idea too.

[Driller]

I thought you were going to say that Pioneer were going to put "i" in front of the name of their news products :yuk:

As it is, looks like there's some very interesting/useful stuff to come.

[Daggerpie]

Am i right in thinking you've still got hard wires dangling out the front of the reciever to connect to iphone/pad etc?

[Blue Meanie]

Daggerpie said:

Am i right in thinking you've still got hard wires dangling out the front of the reciever to connect to iphone/pad etc?

Airplay is supposed to be wireless.

[Daggerpie]

But is this airplay only feasable if you buy and additional adapter or dongle thats gonna poke out the front (where it shows the 2 wires connecting ipod in the vid), is it not built in was what i was wondering?

[Blue Meanie]

Daggerpie said:

But is this airplay only feasable if you buy and additional adapter or dongle thats gonna poke out the front (where it shows the 2 wires connecting ipod in the vid), is it not built in was what i was wondering?

I presume it will be integral to the unit. If not, the unit won;t be out front, I would imagine. I've no idea how pioneer will do their thing.

[Daggerpie]

Blue Meanie said:

I presume it will be integral to the unit. If not, the unit won;t be out front, I would imagine. I've no idea how pioneer will do their thing.

Thats what i thought! I've literally just ordered a Sony LX903 3D TV and thats apparantly got Wi-fi built in, so no need for additional add on adapters etc to connect to internet.

Next move is sorting the AV kit out so I would presume a tasty reciever like this would have the Airplay connectivety built in also. How it reads, it appears it doesnt tho.

[Blue Meanie]

This one doesn't, but that's simply down to manufacturer. It would be easy to have the dongle integral, or even have a hardwired LAN connection. Still, airplay has great potential.